Re: Debian PPC test video problem with G5 Quad

[keith@refaceplace.net]

Thanks very much for the reply and suggestion. I'll give that a try  
later today, when I get done with work.

I was thinking I might look into the procedure for filing a bug. I  
have never filed a bug in Debian before. Do you think is worth filing  
a bug?

Regards,
Keith

On Jul 29, 2014, at 8:56 PM, David Gosselin wrote:

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> Did you try to update the yaboot configuration with the new parameter?
> Done properly, this will pass the parameter to the kernel on every  
> boot.
> Modify /etc/yaboot.conf and add the parameter, then run ybin (please
> skim the man page if you've never run this before).
> Dave
>
> On 7/29/2014 9:35 AM, keith@refaceplace.net wrote:
> > > Hi guys installed the test and installation progress everything
> > > goes fluid At first system boot no video at all on the Xorg Only
> > > Black Screen , the terminal video is corrupted and not perfect.
> > > On Wheezy 7.5 everything was working (except the audio) My
> > > Configuration PowerMac G5 Quad 8Gb , Nvidia 7800gtx 512mb Regards
> > > Luigi
> > I have a similar problem on a Powermac G4 MDD, 1.0 GHz single
> > processor, 2GB ram, ATI Radeon 9800 Pro video card. The
> > installation went normally, but upon initial reboot, I got a black
> > screen with only the pointer. I forced the computer to shut down by
> > holding in the power button for 5 seconds.
> >
> > The solution, at least in my case, is to enter a boot parameter for
> > the radeon card at the boot: prompt. In my case it's "Linux
> > video=radeonfb:1920x1080-32@60" without the quotes. This gets me to
> > the desktop and from there everything is seeming to work well.
> > However, the computer fails to "remember" the boot parameter on
> > subsequent restarts, so that's another problem.
> >
> > I've been using Wheezy since it was released and it works great on
> > this machine.
> >
> > Regards, Keith
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